Brokeback Mountain

The circumstances surrounding Jack Twist's death in Brokeback Mountain are ambiguous. Officially, he dies in an accident while changing a tire, but Ennis del Mar suspects he was murdered due to his...

In "Brokeback Mountain," it doesn't seem possible that Jack and Ennis could have lived together in rural Wyoming the way Jack wanted. He dreamed of the two of them owning a ranch. As Ennis realized,...

Brokeback Mountain ends with Jack dying and his father refusing to allow Ennis to fulfill Jack's final wish of having his ashes scattered on Brokeback Mountain.

In "Brokeback Mountain," the focus on Ennis over Jack highlights Ennis's repression and control over their relationship, reflecting societal constraints of the 1960s. Ennis's perspective allows...